Terms & Definitions - Module 31
Match the following definitions (or descriptions) to the terms listed below them.
  1. Light shines on a metal, and electrons are emitted by the metal.
    1. Quantum theory
    2. Planck's constant
    3. Photoelectric effect
    4. Uncertainty principle
    5. Complementarity

  2. Describes the microworld, where light and matter exhibit both wave and particle properties.
    1. Quantum theory
    2. Planck's constant
    3. Photoelectric effect
    4. Uncertainty principle
    5. Complementarity

  3. The wave and particle aspects of matter and radiation are parts of a whole.
    1. Quantum theory
    2. Planck's constant
    3. Photoelectric effect
    4. Uncertainty principle
    5. Complementarity

  4. We can not exactly measure both momentum and position of a particle. There is a limit on the accuracy of the measurements.
    1. Quantum theory
    2. Planck's constant
    3. Photoelectric effect
    4. Uncertainty principle
    5. Complementarity

  5. The energy of a photon divided by its frequency.
    1. Quantum theory
    2. Planck's constant
    3. Photoelectric effect
    4. Uncertainty principle
    5. Complementarity

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